Occupants escape Edneyville house fire

Published: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 9:41 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 9:41 a.m.

Four adults escaped an early morning fire Monday in an Edneyville home that did not have a working smoke detector, Chief Robert Griffin with Edneyville Fire and Rescue said.

“There were smoke detectors present, but they were not in operating condition,” Griffin said in an email. “Had the occupants had working smoke detectors, the fire would have been noticed sooner and also given the occupants a better chance of escaping the fire without any other injury.”

People inside the home broke through glass windows in the bedroom when they noticed the fire at about 3:30 a.m. at 187 Neely Drive. Edneyville firefighters arrived to douse the blaze, and paramedics took two patients, including one who suffered lacerations, to the hospital.

The fire started after the occupants used an oven to heat the home, Griffin said. The heat source caught the kitchen cabinets on fire, and the flames spread into the living room.

The blaze was contained in about 10 minutes.

Dana Fire and Rescue, Mountain Home Fire and Rescue, Henderson County EMS, Henderson County Rescue Squad and Henderson County Sheriff’s Office also responded.

<p>Four adults escaped an early morning fire Monday in an Edneyville home that did not have a working smoke detector, Chief Robert Griffin with Edneyville Fire and Rescue said.</p><p>“There were smoke detectors present, but they were not in operating condition,” Griffin said in an email. “Had the occupants had working smoke detectors, the fire would have been noticed sooner and also given the occupants a better chance of escaping the fire without any other injury.”</p><p>People inside the home broke through glass windows in the bedroom when they noticed the fire at about 3:30 a.m. at 187 Neely Drive. Edneyville firefighters arrived to douse the blaze, and paramedics took two patients, including one who suffered lacerations, to the hospital.</p><p>The fire started after the occupants used an oven to heat the home, Griffin said. The heat source caught the kitchen cabinets on fire, and the flames spread into the living room. </p><p>The blaze was contained in about 10 minutes.</p><p>Dana Fire and Rescue, Mountain Home Fire and Rescue, Henderson County EMS, Henderson County Rescue Squad and Henderson County Sheriff's Office also responded.</p>